Hat-pin-point protector.



J. F. PRYOR.

HAT PIN POINT PROTECTOR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE13, 191s.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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JOSEPH F. PRYOR, OF EUGENE, OREGON.

HAT-PIN-POINT PROTECTOR.

Application filed June 13, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOsEPI-I F. PRYOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eugene, in the county of Lane and State of Oregon, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pin-Point Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hat pin point protectors; and it has for its object the provision of a device of this character which will be simple in construction and designed with a view to effectually concealing the point of the pin and for facilitating the operation of applying the device to or removing the same from the pin, as the occasion may demand.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the protector and the pin, the latter being separated from the former; Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the pin, showing the locking device engaged with the pin; Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. i is a perspective view of the locking device.

The protector comprises a member 1, which may be constructed of metal or any suitable material which may be found desirable for the purpose and arranged with any preferred external ornamentation. The member in the present instance is formed of metal, being substantially of conical configuration and provided with an axially arranged passage 2 and a longitudinal kerf 3, the latter opening directly into the former, as shown in Fig. 2. Outwardly of the kerf, the walls of the member are upstruclr so as to form a radial socket 4. The locking device 5 is preferably formed of metal stamped to provide a vertically disposed body portion 6, which is projected into the kerf 8 and provided with an ear 7 and a lug 8. The lug is of a downwardly-restricted width, and it is shown as being extended below the lower edge of the ear 7, so as to permit the maximum adjustment of the pin in the passage 2, as will be understood.

From the vertically disposed body portion 6, the member 5 is provided with a continuous angular flange 9 employed for use as a manipulating surface whereby the tail 10 of the member may be depressed against Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

Serial No. 773,515.

portion 8 across the path of the passage 2,

where it will be exposed for effective lockmg engagement with the point of the pin.

The pin 13 herein illustrated is substantially of the ordinary construction with the exception of the point 14: the latter being slightly flattened, as at 15, and is provided with a relatively long slot 15 having a length slightly exceeding the width of the portion 8 of the locking member at the lower end of said portion. This construction is such that the pin may be passed through the crown of the hat in the usual manner and the point extended beyond the crown so as to permit of the insertion thereof in the passage 2 of the protector. The ear 7 is provided with a passage 16, through which is extended the pivot pin 17, the latter finding mountings in the walls of the member 1 and serving as a support whereby the locking member 5 may be rocked normally under the action of the spring 5 or manually against the action'of the spring, and on the application of pressure against the tail 5 in immediate line with the spring. It is obviously seen that when the point of the pin is projected into the passage 2 and the tail-10 compressed, the portion 8 may be alined with the slot and pressure of the hand released from the,

tail 10, so as to permit the portion 8 to be positively advanced into the slot under the action of the spring 11. In this manner the point of the pin is properly concealed and the protector held secured in an applied position.

It has been found advantageous by the employment of the member 1, which in this instance is illustrated as a hollow conical member, inasmuch as when downward pressure is exerted upon the tail portion 10 of the member 5, the enlarged or closed end of said member 1, will serve as an abutment or stop for the member 5, thereby causing the lug 8 to be retained at all times within the lrerf 3, avoiding any inconvenience of having the lug 8 leave said kerf and cause the protector to not only be impractical but also undesirable for use.

From the foregoing description, taken in nnection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention Will be readily understood with out requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to Without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is A device of the class described, comprising a hol ow member opening at one end and closed at its opposite end, and provided With a kerf disposed longitudinally With respect to the member and a depressed pocket formed adjacent its closed end and alined longitudinally With said kerf, a locking device pivotally connected to the said conical member at the innermost end of the kerf and in adjacent relation to the closed end of said member, said locking device being formed with a vertically disposed body portion and manipulating flange, said flange being formed integral With said body portion and disposed at right angles thereto, the said body portion and angular flange being of a length equaling the length of said conical member, a lug formed on the bottom edge of the body portion of said locking device at the forward end thereof, and a sp ing fitted in the depressed pocket oi the member and contacting With the under-surface of the said manipulating flange and operable to normally hold device in active position, the closed end of the hollow (Ionics of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

